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Today we got our first, and perhaps only, snowfall of the winter in the Tokyo area. This was really Kaika’s first time out in the snow (he had a cold when it snowed last year). At first he couldn’t deal with the flakes landing on his tongue and on his eyelashes, but he quickly warmed [...]

This barely conveys the majesty, but these days even from these distant parts (Saitama) Mt. Fuji has often been in view (though it helps to be on the top floors of a shopping mall parking garage). According to Naoko, it is said that part of the reason Fuji-san is so visible during the New Years [...]

I had to go into Tokyo yesterday to meet up with someone, right around the time that Typhoon No. 10 was passing through the Kanto region. As I was reaching for the umbrella upon leaving the house, Naoko said imi nai j’aan, which in this instance means something like “it won’t have any meaning.” She [...]

It has all of a sudden started to pour down rain outside, which I can hear even though my ears are covered with headphones piping in some noisy John Zorn via Winamp. So I figure this is as good a time as any for a “rain post” I’ve written in my head a few times. [...]